Having small pets in Japan - ジャンガリアンハムスターと毬藻
Hey! I've lived in Japan for 3 years now and I really wanted to get a pet, as I live on my own and wanted some company.
I was thinking of buying a Siamese fighting fish (Bettaベッタ in Japanese), but for the same price (or just a little extra), about $60 I could buy a Hamster. I bought a Djungarian hamster (Siberian Dwarf Hamster) called Luke, known here as a Jyangarian hamster (ジャンガリアンハムスター).
To buy the items for my hamster was easy, but I needed help from my friend who spoke a little bit more Japanese to find out if it was a girl or a boy and the rules. The items I bought for my hamster are below, but I hope to buy a bigger cage for him soon.
Rules for buying the hamster.
• Don't play with the hamster for a week/leave it be until it get's used to its new surroundings.
• If it dies within 24 hours you can take it back to the shop to get a refund?
I also bought a Marimo (毬藻) called "Mario", which is a type of moss found usually in Norway, Scotland and Hokkaido in Japan. It's quite a popular "pet" here in Japan, and all you need to do to look after it is replace the water once a week.
I bought my Marimo from Amazon and it came nicely packaged and with information of how to look after it (in Japanese)
You can buy a Marimo here: http://amzn.to/1q83S35
Items I bought:
Cage
http://amzn.to/1SBMJWx
Little Hamster Pocket
http://amzn.to/23dzgPC
Tunnel System
http://amzn.to/23dAo5Y
Toilet area
http://amzn.to/1MgkYq3
Toilet area sand.
http://amzn.to/1q844zl
Deodorant For Pets
http://amzn.to/1Se2cLP
Hamster Bedding
http://amzn.to/1RFwOdp
Futon (bed)
http://amzn.to/25Moxuo
Mixed Food
http://amzn.to/1RZ4LEw
but you can also buy food in a 100 yen store.
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